Foreign students will not harm local university entrants -
Minister
Nethali STRUYS
Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake emphasized that providing
opportunities for foreign students in Sri Lankan universities will not
do any harm for local students. "We have increased the number of
students. Last year it was around 21,000 and this year it is around
22,700. This shows that the policy will not affect opportunities for
local students," he said. Addressing a press briefing at the Higher
Education Ministry yesterday, the minister said the word 'university'
means a gathering of the universe.
"There are three main facts to be a university. They are of being an
institute that conducts research on new things, gatherings of national
and international lecturers and students and globally employable
graduates. "We have a plan to produce Asia's most cost effective
education system," he said. Universities will be able to get a good
income out of this. The minister said the third largest export income
from Australia was of Higher Education.
This policy will not do any harm for local students and universities.
"Sri Lanka will benefit immensely by all these activities," he added.
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